gesticulate
verb (used without object)
to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
gesticulated
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past participleof gesticulate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof gesticulate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
gesticulateverb (used without object)to make or use gestures, especially in an animated or excited manner with or instead of speech.
Example Sentences
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Nuno was also said to have "gesticulated aggressively" at Jones.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2024
In contrast to Schwartz’s contrite postures, Castel gesticulated often in exasperation, his voice rising as he asked pointed questions.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 9, 2023
The former National threw down his bat and gesticulated frantically while screaming at Hernandez.
From Washington Times ● Apr. 25, 2022
Kirby Smart leaped and danced and gesticulated across the field at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis for the entirety of Monday night.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 11, 2022
He gesticulated, his words tangling up with one another.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
